Accidents - Fishing - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,777
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Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND. DX: FISH HOOK R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
76 YOM HAD FISHING HOOK IN HAND F/B LEFT HAND
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
80 YOM HAS FISH HOOK IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
HAND FB-HAD FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Fishing
WAS FISHING THREW LINE OVER ELECTIRCAL LINE SUFFERED ELECTROCUTION BURN NS HANDS CHEST FACE FRACTURED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
FISHING,CLEANING A BASS AND SPINE KNICKED FINGER RESULTING IN CELLULITI S TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
63 YOM HAS FISH HOOK IN LEFT HAND F/B LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING GOT FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND DX// PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
HAND LAC, PT WAS FISHING AND CUT HAND WHEN FALLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
MAKING A FISHING LURE WHEN PIECE STUCK IN PALM OF HAND IMPALING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
PT STUNG BY CATFISH 2 DAYS AGO WHILE FISHING & NOW C/O HAND SWELLING WI TH PAIN. CELLULITIS L HAND
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
ACCIDENTALLY GOT A FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN TO THE HAND >>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL/PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT DX DX FISH HOOK REMOVED RT HAND - S/P PT C/O "THE HOOK IS CAUGHT IN MY LT HAND".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PRESENTS WITH FISH HOOK TO THE HAND WHILE FISHING >>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL/PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT WITH A FISH HOOK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK TO L HAND DX; FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
HAND FB-FISHHOOK REMOVED IN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND.PUNCTURE WOUND R HAND #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AND SUSTAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND FROM A CAT FISH BARB TRYIN G TO REMOVE THE FISH FROM THE HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
GOT A FISH HOOK EMBEDED INTO HAND, WHILE FISHING >>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AND GOT A FISH HOOK IN HIS HAND DX/ FB LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing, Knives
LACERATION TO LT HAND WITH A KNIFE WHILE FISHING DX LACERATION TO LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing, Glass bottles or jars
52YOM WHILE FISHING LOST FOOTING FELL ON A BROKEN GLASS BOTTLE, LACERATING LEFT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHIN CAUGHT A CAT FISH AND WHILE GETTING IT OFF THE HOOK SUSTAINED A FB TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fishing
SLIPPED ON ROCKS WHILE FISHING/SPRAIN R HAND#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing, Boats and boating
PT FISHING ON BOAT AND CAUGHT FISH HOOK ON HAND DX/ FB RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT FISH HOOK IN HAND WHILE FISHING. DX: FISHHOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT UNSTATED LOCALE GOT A FISH HHOK STUCK IN R HAND/ DX FB R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
57 YO MALE GOT FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND CELLULITIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
62Y/O,M,FISH HOOK IN L HAND, REMOVAL FB(FISH HOOK) L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND WHILE FISHING. DX FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT UT FISHING AND GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
65YOF WHILE FISHING FELL HIT HER HAND,SUSTAINED RT HAND INJURY; FALL/ RT HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING GOT A TRIPLE HOOKED LURE EMBEDDED IN HAND PW HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING OFF A DOCK AND THE BARB WENT INTO RIGHT HAND PW HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
C/O HAND PAIN, GOT A FISH HOOK IN HIS HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
RT HAND FX.PT WAS FISHING AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING GOT CAT FISH BARB EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING GOT A FISH BARB EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fishing
FISHING ON SUNDAY, WHILE REELING IN THE LINE FELT SUDDENLY A "RIPPING S ESNATION" IN HAND >>SPRAIN/HAND INJUREY/HYPERGLYCEMIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT FISH HOOK IN HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT C/O CAUGHT HAND ON HOOK. DX LAC RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing, Animal induced injury
PT FISHING CAUGHT A CVAT FISH AND SUSTAINED A FB IN HAND WITH THE FISH BARB TRYING TO RELEASE THE FISH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING AND GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND F'BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AND GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN HAND PW HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
75YOM WHILE FISHING DOWN AT THE RIVER SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN,LACERATED HEEL OF HAND;HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN HAND/ DX R HAND FB FISH HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
A FISH HOOK WAS CAUGHT IN BACK OF PATIENT'S HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAD FISH HOOK INTO HAND-FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FOREIGN BODY (FISHHOOK) PALM OF LEFT HAND - HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND WHILE LOADING FISHING GEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing, Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS ICE FISHING, HAD A ICE LADLE TO REMOVE ICE IN HAND, WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL ON OUTSTRECED HAND. DX: CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fishing
PT STRAINED L HAND WHILE ICE FISHING ON LAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HAND TUESDAY. DX: L HAND FB W/CELLULITIS, POSS COPD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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